Romania Faces Shadow of Brezhnev Doctrine and Moscow Moves
The piece questions Romania’s position amid Soviet pressure after Czechoslovakia's fate. It notes President Ceaușescu’s stance that only Romania’s government can command its forces and speculates on potential allies in Yugoslavia and China. The article frames Moscow’s strategy as a test of allied faith and future Soviet intentions.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Marx
Lenin
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Russia
China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Celler Sees Ramsey Clark As 1972 Democratic Possibility
Rep Emanuel Celler hints at Ramsey Clark as a potential 1972 Democratic nominee. Clark, 43, former attorney general under Johnson, has not run statewide and is untested at the polls. Supporters cite his civil rights record and legal skill, while some worry about lack of electoral experience.
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Emanuel Celler
Congress
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Clark
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Celler
Letters to the Editor expose school tensions and prejudice
Readers from Middletown and Manchester Road address conflicts over school closure and Black History Week. They urge action against troublemakers, condemn prejudice, and note local taxes affecting residents beyond Middletown.
Fluoridation Debate: Editor Seeks Public Comment
A reader advocates fluoridation while noting fluorine is poisonous in pure form. He argues fluorine occurs in minerals and in bones and teeth and cites hydrofluoric acid and fluosilicates as common public exposures.
Let The Grownups Keen Out Of It
A nostalgic letter argues schools should be allowed to discipline students without interference from parents or authorities. The writer recalls square days when all students were treated simply as pupils and asks for a return to self discipline and less external meddling.
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Chas. B. Timmons
First National Bank Bldg
Paul Dixon
Nixon plans broad 1970 election intervention says Agnew
Joseph Alsop reports Vice President Agnew outlines Nixon strategy to mobilize "deep currents" against Democrats. Agnew staples include crime and liberal culture as key issues while preparing a nationwide barnstorming tour to boost Republican senators and representatives in the upcoming off year.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
St. Louis
Chicago
Bleeding Hearts
Dark currents in desegregation debate reshape 1970 elections
The piece analyzes remarks on school desegregation describing armed conflict in schools and white flight. It links Senator Ribicoff and liberal Democrats to a disruptive critique of desegregation, suggesting Nixon aims for a nationwide political upheaval akin to the Roosevelt era. The discussion notes plans for broad presidential campaigning across multiple states.
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Abe Ribicoff
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Ribicoff
Ribbons
Agnew
Nixon
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Listed
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc outlines subscription prices for in city delivery, mail within trading area, and mail outside area. Rates include 70 cents per week for newspaper boys and motor routes, 21 dollars per year for seven days within trading area, 30 dollars for seven days outside trading area, and 38.60 dollars for a year outside the USA. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
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USA
Washington and Alliances in the George Washington Era
The piece argues Washington valued alliances and global balance of power. It contrasts Nixon's Guam doctrine with Washingtons approach and recounts Washingtons strategic use of grand alliance tactics and maneuvers leading to Yorktown. It notes British naval defeats aiding peace.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Guam
Nixon
U. S
Indian Ocean
de Grasse
Chesapeake
Virginia
Cornwallis
Yorktown
New York City
Minorca
Mediterranean
West Indies
George III
Humphrey Strongest Demo Faces GOP Push in Minnesota
White House pressure moved Attorney General Head to enter the gubernatorial race, blocking a Senate primary against Rep. Clark MacGregor. MacGregor gains path to challenge Humphrey as Nixon era politics hinge on Minnesota’s 1972 Senate contest and national implications.
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Washington
Humphrey
White House
Minnesota
Senate
Harold LaVander
Harry Dent
George Thiss
Douglas Head
Clark MacGregor
Statehouse
MacGregor
Nixon
Edward Kennedy
Mike Mansfield
Edmund Muskie
Eugene McCarthy
John Mitchell
Clark Mollenhoff
United Nations
New York
McCarthy
Democratic Party
Richard Nixon
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John Chamberlain
George Washington
Mander
Braddock
Red Coat
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Hudson
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